What would've happened if Weeks DIDN'T stop the fight?

[D4thincarnation]

Curious to hear you opinion on the subject.

In my opinion, there was no way but down for Kovalev. He was completely punched out. Even if Weeks gave Ward penalty, which I actually think should've happened, Kovalev would've been completely done by the 9th and Ward far superior engine would've eventually prevailed.

Your thoughts?

What should have happened, was Ward should have took a point of Ward, and gave Kovalev up to 5 minutes to recover.

Kovalev was punching himself out chasing the stoppage, but those 5 minutes would have given him a chance to replenish those reserves.

The cards might have been even or Kovalev a round up.

Ward might have took it on points.

Shame Kovalev got robbed in the first bout.

[Evil_Meat]

ward emptied his tank going for it in the 8th. kovalev prob would have outboxed him over the remainder of the fight and won another decision

Wow lol if you're serious then Ward has ruined your life. The hate is real.

[bballchump11]

Kovalev would have quit

[boliodogs]

My thoughts are nobody knows for sure what would have happened if Weeks had given Kovalev the standard 5 minutes to recover from low blows and warned Ward to keep his punches up as he should have already done. It's easy for Ward fans to say Kovalev was all done and ready to quit and had no chance to win and would soon have been KOed anyway. As a Kovalev fan it's just as easy for me to say that Kovalev could have gone on to win if given a chance to. Nobody knows for sure what would have happened if Weeks had enforced the rules. He robbed Ward of any chance for a clear cut win without controversy and he robbed Kovalev of any chance to win at all.

[daggum]

Idk what would have happened... the real question is how would the fight have played out with a legit and competent referee from the beginning?

oh i forgot ward has infinite energy

[daggum]

Idk what would have happened... the real question is how would the fight have played out with a legit and competent referee from the beginning?

thats crazy! everyone knows ward cheats. its his game plan. people say this seriously....ward probably gets dq'd within a couple rounds or quits because hes not allowed to cheat.

[daggum]

Kovalev looked like he was ready to quit & looking for a way out to me. You don't respond how he responded when you are still in the fight. I think Weeks did a disservice to Ward + the fans by just waving it off though, but with how Kovalev was acting its a 50/50 thing & I can't really hate on the decision even though I wish he'd let it go a lil longer.

But if Weeks hadn't called it I think Kovalev gets stopped within a round or two or quits on the stool anyway. I don't think we'd have made it to the final bell.

not sure why he would stay hurt forever from one punch. remember only one legal punch ever hurt him. the others were all low. that was the first time he was ever hurt and he was done? he had already recovered ten fold in just a minute yet he was going to be stopped? against a gassed ward who threw punches for an entire round? not reasonable. ward had his chance to stop him in that minute he was throwing nonstop. he connected with some solid shots but kovalev kept recovering and was on the road to recovery when ward got frustarted and went low over and over.

[Eff Pandas]

not sure why he would stay hurt forever from one punch. remember only one legal punch ever hurt him. the others were all low. that was the first time he was ever hurt and he was done? he had already recovered ten fold in just a minute yet he was going to be stopped? against a gassed ward who threw punches for an entire round? not reasonable. ward had his chance to stop him in that minute he was throwing nonstop. he connected with some solid shots but kovalev kept recovering and was on the road to recovery when ward got frustarted and went low over and over.

To me he looked like he was getting more & more out of the fight. I don't think he was there mentally more than physically he was f#cked up. He was a defeated man. His eyes & body language said he was taking a L more than anything specific landing in any given exchange. It was an accumulation of "You ain't winning tonight" in his face & he broke. That sh^t happens.

[Fists_of_Fury]

thats crazy! everyone knows ward cheats. its his game plan. people say this seriously....ward probably gets dq'd within a couple rounds or quits because hes not allowed to cheat.

I think Ward would have a really tough time fighting a clean fight. Sad that a p4p fighter has to resort to such things.

[187 Proof]

Ward would have beat that racist animal to death, .